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If you were the organ grinder, I would crash my monkey-sized cymbals for you.

My old Boy Scout troop had a bus – a big old school bus painted tan like a Boy Scout uniform, retrofitted to store camping equipment, and with some extra lighting. I have a very specific memory of Clay, Joseph and I being left on board while our fathers went to talk. (I can’t imagine [...]

I believe it’s called “Hydroelectric Power.”

I’m beginning to believe that NPR feeds off the tears of its listeners.   It’s been a while since this happened, but I’m just now over the massive emotional impact of this story. Kerry and I were moving to our current apartment the weekend that Tim Russert died. On Saturday morning, I was listening to [...]